I really appreciate the shoutout on your homepage too, I am humbled. I'd like to hear what you think of using the fabric now that you've experienced not weeding for a few months, and also anything you've learned that might be a tip for my own plot. How has the fabric held up? Are you planning your fall plantings yet?
I'm getting ready to put in some acorn and spaghetti squash and another little white pumpkin-looking squash that I can't remember the name. Going to do them on the cattle panels. This year instead of buying the broccoli and cauliflower plants in trays, I'm going to try to do them from seed. I also have several different types of herbs and peppers that I'm going to try from seed.
I really need to go out to the back of the property and take a photo of the grape arbor and post it. I made an area by covering it in landscape fabric and bending and staking. I'd be interested in hearing what you think.
The fabric! Just Wow is all I can say! No weeds to amount to anything. Every once in awhile one will pop up where the holes were cut in the fabric. The mulch is old hay from my friends barn. It helps to reflect the heat. Every once in awhile a seed from the hay will sprout on top of the fabric and I just pop it off. The roots can't get through the fabric so the weed root is confined to the surface of the fabric easy easy easy.
The fabric is some tough stuff and I will be using the same fabric next year. I still have about 15 ft. left on the roll of 225 ft. The $34 I spent on it at Sam's was well worth it!